Chapter 11

By: MysticFantasy

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Steve looked around the room that had been assigned to him. He could very well honestly say that he never got to be in a room like this before. Not even when Tony invited him to the tower.

The room he was in was large, glorious and fit for a king.

The bed was at least twice as large as a queen sized bed. The quilts and pillows were silk and satin and done by the hands of a skillful seamstress. The headboard and frame of the bed looked like they were made of pure gold but Steve wasn't sure he wanted to find out if it was real or not.

The floor was highly polished and had beautiful engravings. There was a writing desk against one wall and a large multi-drawer dresser was against another wall. The drapes looked to be made of a heavy material. No doubt to keep the sunlight out in case someone wanted to sleep in.

A large fur rug was in the middle of the floor and, again, Steve wasn't sure if he wanted to know if it was real or not. A fire place on the opposite side of the room had a fire spreading warmth and had two armchairs and one sofa placed around it.

You'd think I was already a member of the royal family. Steve thought before someone knocked on his door and entered before he could say anything. But he smiled when he saw that it was Thor.

The thunder god wasn't shy about privacy.

"Is the room to your liking?" he asked as he walked in.

"It's amazing Thor." Steve answered with a large smile. "I've never been around such nice things before."

Thor smiled, please that Steve was happy.

"This is temporary. You're proper chambers are being constructed right now. It will be ready before the crowning ceremony is to take place."

"You seem so sure that I'll be able to win the challenges." Steve said as they walked over to the fire place. Steve sat on an armchair while Thor sat on the sofa.

"As I have said before, I know you are a great warrior Steven Rogers. I sometimes believe that I have seen all that is possible from you and the others on our team but each time I think that, I am always surprised when one of you becomes creative enough to remind me that I am not among normal Midgardians."

Steve lightly smiled.

He did noticed that Thor at times forgot that he was around regular humans on Earth but the Asgardian prince would always be reminded when one of his teammates would fall flat on their face from a friendly pat on the back that was too strong for them to handle or that another battle called for their help.

Then there were times where Thor seemed like he was human at times. He would seem to have completely made himself at home on Earth. If it weren't for his powers and the knowledge that he came from another realm, everyone would probably think that Thor really was another regular human.

The super soldier wondered if Thor ever wished he was human like the rest of them. He'd been filled in on story of how Thor first came to Earth and how he earned his powers back. He found it amazing that Thor had once been the arrogant and spoiled prince whose attitude got him into that situation.

Thor was still arrogant but it was on a much lesser scale and was mostly directed towards enemies in battle when it was clear the Avengers were victorious once more. As for being spoiled, Thor seemed to have calmed himself in that area as well.

It made Steve wonder how Thor was when Loki was still part of the family.

"I shall take my leave now." Thor said and stood up. "I should let you rest for the challenges tomorrow. Sif is very excited that her chance to do battle with you is close at hand."

"I'm sure she is." Steve agreed as he stood up. He was a little intimidated by the female Asgardian warrior but he wasn't going to voice that thought. He knew that it would only encourage Sif to drive his butt in the dirt without hesitation.

"Then rest well my friend." Thor advised. "In the morning there shall be a large feast and then we shall continue with the challenges."

"I'll be there." Steve vowed.

Thor smiled and bid his friend good night before leaving. When he was gone, Steve decided he should follow Thor's request for him to get a good nights sleep.

He was going to need as much rest as possible if he was going to face Sif.